Dublin Event Guide 722: Freedo…Shush! ;-) But super bright light at the end of the tunnel! – Down with Jazz, Sculptures in Context, Phoenix Park Biodiversity Festival, Dublin Book Festival

September 4th, 2021

 

Dublin Event Guide (for free events)

Freedo…Shush! ;-) But super bright light at the end of the tunnel!

Down with Jazz, Sculptures in Context, Phoenix Park Biodiversity Festival, Dublin Book Festival

Hi all!

In the UK they called it “Freedom Day” and we shook our heads. ;-) But nobody can deny that we also look forward to 22 October when all restrictions will be lifted. (Obviously (!?) apart form the restrictions that will not get lifted. :-D )

Events will be back! Yay! Live music will be back! Yay! Dancing at weddings will be back! Yay! Going to restaurants and pubs without any certs will be back! Yay! But the going back to offices?? The opinion is very much divided! Some can’t wait, others got very used to the advantages of not having to commute.

So there needs to be some adjustment again to the “new normal” which VERY much will look like the old normal as it seems right now. Some people were hoping that the 18 months break from our old life will have taught us something, but that doesn’t look too probable.

Speaking of teaching!? Many of us need to learn again!

Since Facebook messed up their Events directory, I will need to learn again how to find live events. :-O

And more about re-learning: On Wednesday I got a Press Release from a well-known events organiser, telling me about a whole range of interesting events in Dublin, but the author forgot to add the start times for nearly all of them. Oops! ;-)
We will get back into the groove again!

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+++ Tiny Tots: Aviators – Workshop (Ages 6 and under)
Sat 11 September – 10:30-11:30 – Online – Adm: EUR 5
At this fun, interactive storytelling session there will also be singing, drawing, movement, mathematics and sensory exploration. Join the UK’s first female commercial pilot Lady Mary Heath for a high flying adventure. Fly by iconic WWII fighter pilot Spitfire Paddy, go cloud spotting, count flying geese, decipher secret codes, evade capture and escape storms, before landing safely back home again. Participants will need crayons and paper to take part. Please book via epicchq.com/event/tiny-tots-aviators-epic-museum-virtual/

+++ EPIC Explorers: Aviators – Workshop (Ages 6-12)
Sat 11 September – 13:00-14:00 – Online – Adm: EUR 5
Did you know that Ireland has a history of inspiring aviators? RAF fighter pilot Brendan Finucane aka Spitfire Paddy made headlines both sides of the Atlantic for his daring exploits during WWII, while Limerick Lady Mary Heath broke records when she became the first female commercial pilot in the UK and completed the first solo flyover from Cape Town to London. Join them and more in this engaging workshop for ages 6–12. There will be a mixture of games, sensory and drawing activities to get kids engaging with history in an enjoyable way. Participants will need crayons and paper to take part. Please book via epicchq.com/event/epic-explorers-aviators-epic-museum-virtual/

Free events in Dublin this weekend…

Saturday 04 September

+ Airfield Estate Farmers’ Market 09:00-14:30 Airfield Estate, Overend Ave, Dundrum, Dublin 14 (lower car park) www.airfield.ie/farmers-market-at-airfield-estate
+ Supernatural Food Market – Food & Farmer’s Market 09:00-15:00 St Andrew’s Resource Centre, 114-116 Pearse St., Dublin 2 www.facebook.com/thesupernaturalfoodmarket
+ Honest2Goodness Market – Food & Farmers’ Market – 09:30-15:00 – 136a Slaney Close, Dublin Industrial Estate, Glasnevin, Dublin 11 www.facebook.com/GlasnevinMarket/
+ Sculptures in Context 2021 – National Botanic Gardens (02 Sept-15 Oct) 10:00-17:00 National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 botanicgardens.ie/event/sculpture-in-context-2021
+ Bushy Park Market – Food & Farmers’ Market 10:00-16:00 Bushy Park, Terenure, Dublin 6W www.facebook.com/bushyparkmarket
+ Red Stables Market – Food & Farmers’ Market 10:00-16:00 Red Stables, St. Anne’s Park, Raheny, Dublin 5 www.facebook.com/RedStablesMarket

+ Marlay Park Food & Farmers’ Market 10:00-16:00 Marlay Park, Grange Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 www.dlrcoco.ie/en/markets/marlay-park-coco-market
+ Art on the Veranda – Outdoor Art Exhibition – Dun Laoghaire 10:00-17:30 Veranda opposite DLR Lexicon, Queen’s Road, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin www.facebook.com/events/800629304149453
+ Urban Picnic Market – Corkagh Park 11:00-17:00 Corkagh Park, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 www.facebook.com/UrbanPicnic.ie
+ Breaking Cover Performance – Performance by 15 artists – IMMA Outdoors 11:00-13:00 Irish Museum of Modern Art, Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin 8 imma.ie/whats-on/imma-outdoors-breaking-cover-performance
+ Temple Bar Food Market 11:00-16:00 Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 www.templebarmarkets.com/foodmarket
+ Blackrock Market 11:00-17:30 Main Street, Blackrock, Co. Dublin www.facebook.com/BlackrockMarket/
+ National Botanic Gardens Daily Guided Tour 11:30-12:30/14:00-15:00/15:00-16:00 National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 botanicgardens.ie/calendar/ (Booking required) The tour at 14:00 is themed “Meet the Natives” and focuses on the wildflowers of late summer.
+ Dalkey Castle & Heritage Centre Tour – dlr Summer of Heritage Tours 11:30 & 16:30 Dalkey Castle, Castle Street, Dalkey, Co Dublin www.dalkeycastle.com/about/tickets/ (Full programme at webcloudone.com/dlrheritageevents)

+ ShoutOut & Queer Culture Ireland Workshops – IMMA Outdoors 14:00 Irish Museum of Modern Art, Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin 8 imma.ie/whats-on/imma-outdoors-shoutout-queerculture-workshop/ (Booking required)
+ God is an Astronaut – Gig – Post Rock – Whelan’s 21:00 Online www.whelanslive.com/index.php/god-is-an-astronaut-stream-online/

Sunday 05 September

+ Irish Car Boot Sales – Market 08:00-13:00 Trinity Comprehensive Secondary School, Ballymun Rd, Ballymun, Dublin 9 irishcarboot.ie/
+ Glasnevin Indoor Market/Food Fair 09:00-17:00 Brooks Timber & Building Supplies Ltd, Ballyboggan Rd, Dublin 11 www.facebook.com/events/1112433762498240/
+ Sculptures in Context 2021 – National Botanic Gardens (02 Sept-15 Oct) 10:00-17:00 National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 botanicgardens.ie/event/sculpture-in-context-2021
+ Marlay Park Food & Farmers’ Market 10:00-16:00 Marlay Park, Grange Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 www.dlrcoco.ie/en/markets/marlay-park-coco-market
+ People’s Park Food & Farmers’ Market 10:00-16:00 People’s Park, Park Road, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin www.dlrcoco.ie/en/markets/d%C3%BAn-laoghaire-coco-market
+ Art on the Veranda – Outdoor Art Exhibition – Dun Laoghaire 10:00-17:30 Veranda opposite DLR Lexicon, Queen’s Road, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin www.facebook.com/events/800629304149453
+ Herbert Park Market – Food & Farmers’ Market 11:00-16:00 Herbert Park, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 www.facebook.com/Herbert-Park-Market-405930226496273
+ Blackrock Market 11:00-17:30 Main Street, Blackrock, Co. Dublin www.facebook.com/BlackrockMarket/
+ St. Catherine’s Park Urban Market 11:00-17:00 St. Catherine’s Park, Lucan, Co. Dublin (beside overflow car park) www.facebook.com/St.CatherinesParkUrbanMarket/
+ National Botanic Gardens Daily Guided Tour 11:30-12:30/15:00-16:00 National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 botanicgardens.ie/calendar/ (Booking required)
+ Sunday@Noon – “Concerts in the Courtyard” Hugh Lane Gallery in partnership with IMMA – with Catherine Redding (soprano) + Aisling Ennis (harp) 12:00 Online www.facebook.com/events/340258794466127

++ Down With Jazz! – Afternoon Session with Toot Sweet and the Shadowman, Conor Guilfoyle’s Latin Swing Quintet, Aoife Doyle – Improvised Music Company 14:00-16:00 Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 www.eventbrite.ie/e/168590818677 (Booking required)
+ The Big Bang Festival of Rhythm: West African Dancing & Drumming Workshop – IMMA 14:00-17:00 Irish Museum of Modern Art, Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin 8 www.eventbrite.ie/e/167075402025 (Booking required)
+ Magic with Colm Dawson – Performance – Dublin Alive 16:00 St Canice’s Church of Ireland, Church Street, Finglas, Dublin 11 axisballymun.ticketsolve.com/shows/1173615314 (Booking required)
++ Down With Jazz! – Evening Session with Conor Guilfoyle’s Latin Swing Quintet, Dana Masters, Zaska – Improvised Music Company 17:00-19:00 Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 www.eventbrite.ie/e/168629239595 (Booking required)
++ Down With Jazz! – Night Session with Dana Masters, Zaska, Toot Sweet and the Shadowman – Improvised Music Company 20:00-22:00 Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 www.eventbrite.ie/e/168629239595 (Booking required)

What’s on and free next week….

Monday 06 September

+ National Botanic Gardens Daily Guided Tour 11:30-12:30/15:00-16:00 National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 botanicgardens.ie/calendar/ (Booking required)
+ Biodiversity Festival Lunchtime Talks: All-Ireland Pollinator Plan – Phoenix Park 13:00 Online phoenixpark.ie/event/online-biodiversity-festival-lunchtime-talks/?instance_id=4169
+ Five ways Parents of Teens can assist Career Planning in Senior Cycle Years – Talk – Work Matters in the Library – Rathmines Library 18:30-19:30 Online www.eventbrite.ie/e/167304493243 (Booking required)
+ Introduction to CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) – Webinar – ADHD Ireland 20:00-21:30 Online www.eventbrite.ie/e/164983450943 (Booking required)

Tuesday 07 September

+ National Botanic Gardens Daily Guided Tour 11:30-12:30/15:00-16:00 National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 botanicgardens.ie/calendar/ (Booking required)
+ Biodiversity Festival Lunchtime Talks: Spreading Seeds of Doubt – Phoenix Park 13:00 Online phoenixpark.ie/event/online-biodiversity-festival-lunchtime-talks/?instance_id=4169
+ Lunchtime Poetry Reading with Julie Morrissy on Instagram – National Library 13:00 Online www.nli.ie/en/list/current-events.aspx
+ Explore Your Career Path: Further Education and Training Options – Talk – Work matters at the Library – Cabra Library Dublin 13:30-15:30 Online www.eventbrite.ie/e/166670368559
+ Journaling & Goal Setting: Reflect, Be Present & Take Action – Workshop – Iconic Offices & Lorna Mann 18:30-19:30 Online iconicoffices.ie/events/journaling-goal-setting-reflect-be-present-take-action/ (Booking required)

Wednesday 08 September

+ Boost Your Resilience and Thrive – Talk – LEO Dublin City Women in Business Network 11:00-12:00 Online www.localenterprise.ie/DublinCity/Start-or-Grow-your-Business/Networking/Women-in-Business/Network-Events/Webinar-8th-September-2021-Boost-your-resilience-thrive!-by-Frances-O-Neill.html (Booking required)
+ “Marionettes at the Window by Dorothy Blackham” – Art Discussion – Hugh Lane Gallery 11:00 Online www.hughlane.ie/lectures/forthcoming-lectures/3284-coffee-conversation-8-september-2021 (Booking required)
+ Spotlight on a Career in Horticulture – Talk – Work Matters at the Library – Central Library Dublin 13:30-14:30 Online www.eventbrite.ie/e/spotlight-on-a-career-in-horticulture-registration-167292986827 (Booking required)
+National Botanic Gardens Daily Guided Tour 11:30-12:30/14:00-15:00/15:00-16:00 National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 botanicgardens.ie/calendar/ (Booking required) The tour at 14:00 is themed “Meet the Natives” and focuses on the wildflowers of late summer.
+ Kickstart Your Big & Bold Future – Webinar – Iconic Offices & Dream, Sparkle & Shine 12:30-13:10 Online iconicoffices.ie/events/kickstart-your-big-bold-future/ (Booking required)
+ Biodiversity Festival Lunchtime Talks: The Green lung of Dublin & Biodiversity Haven: Phoenix Park – Phoenix Park 13:00 Online phoenixpark.ie/event/online-biodiversity-festival-lunchtime-talks/?instance_id=4169
+ Seamus Heaney – Close Reading Workshop – National Library 13:00 Online www.nli.ie/en/list/current-events.aspx (Booking required)
+ Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) Sculpture Club – Discussion – Hugh Lane Gallery and Sculpture Dublin 13:00 Online www.hughlane.ie/lectures/forthcoming-lectures/3244-sculpture-club-8-september-2021 (Booking required)
+ More Than Just Plays – Talk with Events Producer Aoife Brady – Abbey Theatre – Dublin City Culture Club 14:30 Online cultureclubdublin.ticketsolve.com/shows/873627090 (Booking required)
+ Co-operation as a Critique of Capitalism: A Historical Perspective – Talk – Dublin Food Co-op 18:30-20:00 Online www.facebook.com/events/1848953805280978

Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events)

Thursday 09 September

+ Bias Online – Online Exhibition by the Science Gallery for Ars Electronica – from 09:00 Online dublin.sciencegallery.com/latest/announcing-science-gallery-dublins-programme-for-ars-electronica-2021
+ Virtual Education Expo – Discover courses to help you advance in your career 10:00-16:00 Online www.eventbrite.ie/e/146581855275 (Booking required)
+ “Sweet Memories: A History of Dublin’s Favourite Confectionery Factories” by the Registry of Deeds – Talk – Dublin City Culture Club 11:00 Online cultureclubdublin.ticketsolve.com/shows/873620386 (Booking required)
+ Lucy McKennzie Tour Donas by Temple Bar Gallery and Studios – Exhibition Tour – Dublin City Culture Club 11:00 Online cultureclubdublin.ticketsolve.com/shows/873626995 (Booking required)
+ How to employ a private carer – Talk – Carer Payroll 11:00-12:30 Online www.facebook.com/events/354465126217862 (Booking required)
+ National Botanic Gardens Daily Guided Tour 11:30-12:30/15:00-16:00 National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 botanicgardens.ie/calendar/ (Booking required)
+ Citizens’ Think-In: Who can we trust with our data? – Discussion – Science Gallery & Ars Electronica 12:00-13:30 Online www.eventbrite.ie/e/167591603999 (Booking required)
+ Biodiversity Festival Lunchtime Talks: The Buzz about Bees: their importance, health and conservation – Phoenix Park 13:00 Online phoenixpark.ie/event/online-biodiversity-festival-lunchtime-talks/?instance_id=4169
+ Outside the Walls talk series with artist James Earley – Hugh Lane Gallery 13:00 Online www.hughlane.ie/lectures/forthcoming-lectures/3252-jamesearley
+ Dublin Book Festival – Author & director Neil Jordan & author Nuala O’Connor in conversation 14:00-15:00 Online dublinbookfestival.com/programme/dublin-book-festival-at-solas-nua-neil-jordan-nuala-oconnor/
+ Changing Career in the Current Climate: Challenges and Opportunities – Talk – Work Matters at the Library – Raheny Library 18:30-19:30 Online www.eventbrite.ie/e/167445242227 (Booking required)
+ Irish Diaspora and the World of Window Display – Talk – Temple Bar Gallery + Studios 18:30-19:30 Online www.eventbrite.ie/e/163187264501 (Booking required)

Friday 10 September

+ Biodiversity Festival in Phoenix Park – Walking Tours, self-guided trails, Talks 10:00-17:00 Pheonix Park Visitor Center, Phoenix Park, Dublin 8 phoenixpark.ie/event/biodiversity-festival-friday-10th-september/?instance_id=4166 (Booking required for some events)
+ Dublin Book Festival: Writer & Arts Facilitator Jan Carson in conversation 10:00-11:30 Online www.eventbrite.com/e/161151772289 (Booking required)
+ Hugh Lane Culture Club: Film Art in the Hugh Lane Gallery 10:30 Online www.hughlane.ie/lectures/forthcoming-lectures/3288-culture-club-10-september-2021 (Booking required)
+ National Botanic Gardens Daily Guided Tour 11:30-12:30/15:00-16:00 National Botanic Gardens, Botanic Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 botanicgardens.ie/calendar/ (Booking required)
+ (EN)COMPASS: An Art-Science Conversation Series – Why do we need Creative Producers – Discussion – Science Gallery & Ars Electronica 12:00 Online sciencegallery.org/encompass (Booking required)
+ Biodiversity Festival Lunchtime Talks: OPW staff talk about biodiversity – Phoenix Park 13:00 Online phoenixpark.ie/event/online-biodiversity-festival-lunchtime-talks/?instance_id=4169
+ Performance between ORLAN and her replica the ORLANOIDE – Science Gallery & Ars Electronica 18:00-19:00 Online www.eventbrite.ie/e/163671918113 (Booking required)
+ OnlyBans: A Playthrough and Discussion on the Policing of Bodies – Interactive Game – Michigan State University & Science Gallery & Ars Electronica 19:00 Online dublin.sciencegallery.com/latest/announcing-science-gallery-dublins-programme-for-ars-electronica-2021 (Booking required)
+ Dark Sky Event in Phoenix Park – Biodiversity Festival 20:00-20:30/20:30-21:00 Phoenix Park Visitor Centre, Phoenix Park, Dublin 8 www.eventbrite.ie/e/dark-sky-event-tickets-168284454333 (Booking required)

And there is more…

+++ Advance Notice:
+ Are you ready for the Job Market? – Talk/webinar – Work matters at the Library – Central Library Dublin 11:00-13:00 Online www.eventbrite.ie/e/166526859319 (Booking required)

+++ Dublin Community Clean-up
From Sat 11 – Sun 19 September, this year’s Dublin Community Clean-up will take place. Dublin’s Four Local Authorities, Clean Coasts, National Spring Clean, Local Authority Waters Programme, Dublin City Canals, Dodder Action, residents, volunteers and community groups are coming together and your help is needed. Find out more and register on dublincommunitycleanup.ie/ In 2019 more than 1500 volunteers got involved. The 2020 event had to be cancelled but for this year it is hoped that at least the 2019 amount of people will be found again.

+++ CULTURE NIGHT 2021 – Don’t miss it!
Yes, the news is good! Culture Night will take place again this year and while it will be a sort of lockdown-influenced version with a lot of online events because Culture Night is happening 3 days before the key date of 20 Sept. So lots of online events, but there will also definitely be real life events as well. The Real life events have limited spaces though and they will book out super fast. So check out the programme at culturenight.ie/ and book as fast as possible for the 17 September.
If you have never heard of Culture Night then let me tell you that (in normal times) it is the best cultural event of the year. An evening (from 17:00-22:00 or 23:00) when galleries, museums and other cultural venues are open all over Ireland. Dublin was regularly buzzing with events, and people and excitement. It is the 16th year of Culture Night this year and hopefully next year all will be back to the great evening we experienced for 14 years.

+++ SCULPTURE IN CONTEXT – National Botanic Gardens
The Sculpture in Context exhibition is taking place again this year in the National Botanic Gardens. It is a great exhibition where sculptures are “planted” in lots of different places in the Botanic Gardens, making the park even more interesting. The exhibition will run from 02 Sept-15 Oct, so there is plenty of time to see it, but put it on your list, otherwise you will leave it to the last weekend (as I have done tooo often in the past ;-) ). www.sculptureincontext.com/ Admission to the National Botanic Gardens is always free and opening hours are 10:00-17:00 every day of the week.

+++ National Gallery tickets available here
The National Gallery is usually free anyway, but in current times you will have to book tickets to get access and you have to enter the building on the Merrion Street side. Tickets are available here: www.nationalgallery.ie/visit-us/book-your-ticket The National Gallery also is running events again and because the events have limited number of spaces, they can book out relatively fast, at least before I can write about the events, so check out the events 1-2 weeks in advance here www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on and then book tickets for them.

+++ Visit Dublin Castle for free
Until the end of 2021, entry to Dublin Castle is free for all visitors. You will be able to visit the State Apartments on a self-guided tour. There are currently no guided tours and therefore the Medieval Undercroft and Chapel Royal are not accessible. Opening hours are Mon-Sun & Bank Holidays: 09:45-17:45 (last admission 17:15). Tickets can be booked at dublincastle.admit-one.eu/?p=calendar&ev=SELFGUIDE for free there will also a limited number of tickets available at the ticket desk.

+++ Low Priced Books with free delivery 
Book Depository is the place where you can buy low priced books, usually for better prices than on Amazon and Book Depository always delivers for free. And by buying books from Book Depository you will also help the Dublin Event Guide for no additional cost to you. Use this link: shor.by/BookDepository
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+++ LEARN A NEW SKILL WITH ONLINE COURSES
Is there ever a wrong time for learning a new skill or enhancing what you are already interested in? Maybe it is a language or an instrument or some technical skills? Or NLP or some Business related “soft skills”? Check out Udemy via the link below, they have thousands of courses and there is good chance that what you are looking for is available. Nearly all the courses are REALLY affordable!
The lowest cost for courses this month will be around 12.99. Check out the website at shor.by/GqCk And if you buy through that link, you also help the Dublin Event Guide! :-)

And this is it for another week! Have a great weekend and good new week.

Take care,

–Joerg (dublineventguide@gmail.com)

 

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